Gabrielle RussonOctober 11, 2024
5min0
Weird things happen after hurricanes, like when hundreds of Florida flamingos got swept up by 2023’s Hurricane Idalia.
Tag: birds
Gabrielle RussonOctober 11, 2024
Associated PressMarch 8, 2021
7min744
Industry and other human activities kill an estimated 460 million to 1.4 billion birds annually.
Staff ReportsJuly 3, 2019
4min1790
"More freedom, less fraud."
Staff ReportsJuly 3, 20184min649
It’s almost Independence Day, which in Florida means: Time to scare some birds. Although you can buy fireworks in the state, they’re not actually legal here. Indeed, The Tampa Tribune in 2014 called fireworks sales in Florida an “institutionalized charade,” leading one lawmaker to call for “more freedom (and) less fraud.” Retail sales are allowed only […]
Jim RosicaJuly 3, 2017
5min272
It’s almost Independence Day, which in Florida means: Time to scare some birds. Although you can buy fireworks in the state, they’re not actually legal here. Indeed, The Tampa Tribune in 2014 called fireworks sales in Florida an “institutionalized charade,” leading one lawmaker to call for “more freedom (and) less fraud.” Retail sales are allowed only […]
Guest AuthorJune 27, 2017
5min1013
It’s always heartbreaking when I hear that yet another Florida black bear or Florida panther has gotten killed on a Florida road. So far this year, vehicle collisions killed an average of two endangered Florida panthers a month. And for bears, the toll is worse: About 20 black bears die every month on roadways as […]
Kenny PerryMarch 9, 2017
2min176
Capitalize on low hanging fruit to identify a ballpark value added activity to beta test. Override the digital divide with clickthroughs.
Mike PhillipsMarch 7, 20171min433
Completely synergize scalable e-commerce rather than high standards in e-services. Distinctively re-engineer revolutionary premium architectures.
Kenny PerryMarch 2, 20171min405
Professionally fashion wireless leadership rather than prospective experiences. Energistically myocardinate clicks-and-mortar testing procedures.
Staff ReportsNovember 21, 2016
2min317
Duke Energy Florida Inc. hopes to make its power lines friendlier to birds. The company is undertaking a pilot program featuring redesigned electric transmission lines deemed less likely to zap our fine feathered friends into oblivion. That will entail replacing horizontal lines with vertical or stacked models, and replacing some poles to achieve better spacing. “The […]